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DECISION   occurs   15 times    (Definition from Merriam-Webster Online)
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1.
... decision.   BB p.86, Into Action   Go to page 86 in the Big Book
Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision.


2.
... Decision."   BB p.574, Appendix VII, Twelve Concepts (Short Form)   Display entire Appendix VII
III. To insure effective leadership, we should endow each element of A.A. -- the Conference, the General Service Board and its service corporations, staffs, committees, and executives -- with a traditional "Right of Decision."


3.
... decision.   BB xxx(xxviii), The Doctor's Opinion   Display entire Doctor's Opinion
They are over-remorseful and make many resolutions, but never a decision.


4.
... decision, and an inventory of your grosser ...   BB p.71, How It Works   Go to page 71 in the Big Book
If you have already made a decision, and an inventory of your grosser handicaps, you have made a good beginning.


5.
... decision and tell his story, but do ...   BB p.96, Working With Others   Go to page 96 in the Big Book
Let him know you are available if he wishes to make a decision and tell his story, but do not insist upon it if he prefers to consult someone else.


6.
... decision is yes, whether the reason be ...   BB p.140, To Employers   Go to page 140 in the Big Book
If your decision is yes, whether the reason be humanitarian or business or both, then the following suggestions may be helpful.


7.
... decision must be made or engagement kept.   BB p.21, There Is A Solution   Go to page 21 in the Big Book
He has a positive genius for getting tight at exactly the wrong moment, particularly when some important decision must be made or engagement kept.

8.
... decision to exert himself.   12&12 p.40, Step Three
When he acquires willingness, he is the only one who can make the decision to exert himself.

9.
... decision to swing the door open.   12&12 p.34, Step Three
All we need is a key, and the decision to swing the door open.

10.
... decision to turn our will and our ...   12&12 p.34, Step Three
"Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."

11.
... decision to turn our will and our ...   12&12 p.34, Step Three
In fact, the effectiveness of the whole A.A. program will rest upon how well and earnestly we have tried to come to "a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him."

12.
... decision to turn our will and our ...   12&12 p.38, Step Three
So it is by circumstance rather than by any virtue that we have been driven to A.A., have admitted defeat, have acquired the rudiments of faith, and now want to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to a Higher Power.


13.
... decision to turn our will and our ...   BB p.59, How It Works   Go to page 59 in the Big Book
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.


14.
... decision was a vital and crucial step, ...   BB p.64, How It Works   Go to page 64 in the Big Book
Though our decision was a vital and crucial step, it could have little permanent effect unless at once followed by a strenuous effort to face, and to be rid of, the things in ourselves which had been blocking us.

15.
... decision, who holds no resentment over his ...   12&12 p.135, Tradition Two
The elder statesman is the one who sees the wisdom of the group's decision, who holds no resentment over his reduced status, whose judgment, fortified by considerable experience, is sound, and who is willing to sit quietly on the sidelines patiently awaiting developments.


Passages from the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions are reprinted with permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.  The A.A. Preamble, copyright © The A.A. Grapevine, Inc., is reprinted with permission.  Permission to reprint does not in any way imply affiliation with or endorsement by either Alcoholics Anonymous or The A.A. Grapevine, Inc.

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